IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE. 



65 



Time of the oyster riches. 

 — People lived on the 

 accumulated productions 

 during the war. The num- 

 ber of dredging vessels is 

 increasing each year. 



Decrease in the pro- 

 duction, owing to over- 

 dredging in the preceding 

 years. 



Disappearance ofoysters, I 

 owing to continued fish- J 

 ing; it is almost impossible j 

 to prevent this, as the-\ 

 people are in a suffering 

 state, as they have no j 

 other resource. I 



umber of oysters K.,. 

 taken in . . ) 



- 



5,600,000 



1818 



- 



5,300,000 



1819 



- 



6,800,000 



1820 



- 



6,700,000 



1821 



- 



6,000,000 



1822 



- 



11,800,000 



1823 



- 



18,000,000 



1824 



- 



20,000,000 



1825 



- 



20,000,000 



1826 



- 



25,000,000 



1827 



- 



28,000,000 



1828 



- 



33,000,000 



1829 



- 



31,000,000 



1830 



- 



36,000,000 



1831 



- 



42,000,000 



1832 



- 



38,000,000 



1833 



- 



41,000,000 



1834 



- 



46,000,000 



1835 



- 



43,000,000 



1836 



_ 



40,000,000 



1837 



- 



36,000,000 



1838 



- 



44,000,00^ 



1839 



- 



42,000,000 



1840 



- 



52,000,000 



1841 



- 



56,000,000 



» » 18*2 



- 



63,000,000 



1843 



- 



70,000,000 



1844 



- 



67,000,000 



1845 



- 



67,000,000 



1846 



- 



65,000,000 



1847 



- 



71,000,000 



1848 



- 



60,000,000 



1849 



- 



52,000,000 



1850 



- 



50,000,000 



1851 



- 



47,000,000 



1852 



- 



20,000,000 



1853 



- 



49,000,000 



1854 



- 



20,000,000 



1855 



- 



20,000,000 



1856 



- 



18,000,000 



1857 



- 



19,000,000 



„ „ 1858 



- 



24,000,000 



1859 



- 



16,000,000 



I860 



_ 



8,000,000 



1861 



- 



9,000,000 



1862 



- 



3,100,000 



1863 



- 



2,090,000 



„ „ 1864 



_ 



1,200,000 



„ ,, 1865 



- 



1,100,000 



1866 



- 



1,960,000 



1867 



- 



2,000,000 



1868 



- 



1,079,000 



L 



An almost complete wreck of the bottom, which can only be remedied 

 by a total prohibition of fishing during several successive years. 



